Index to volume 327 - BMJ Group

——mortality cohort study (JP Curtis, et al). 327:1322 (P)
— blood glucose increase during antihypertensive treatment as
predictor of. 327:290 (L)
— patient concordance, factors involved in deciding to start preventive
treatment (DK Lewis, et al). 327:841 (PC)
— preclinical coronary atherosclerosis (A Bertomeu, et al).
327:591 (P)
— prehospital thrombolysis
——overview (BD Prendergast). 327:1 (E)
——cohort study (DK Pedley, et al). 327:22 (P), 1051 (L)
——safety and feasibility carried out by paramedics (P Keeling,
et al). 327:27 (P)
Myr R, No more free lunches. 327:342 (L)
N
Naik PC, see Evans R. 327:621
Nair K, see Attia J. 327:345
Nanchahal K, see Mercer CH. 327:426
Naqvi N, see Qureshi SA BMJ Careers 327:s3 (5 July 2003)
Nardell EA, Impact of DOTS and DOTS-plus on multidrug
resistant TB. 327:164 (L)
Nardi AE, Social anxiety disorder has social and economic
burden. 327:1287 (L)
Narvani AA, see Tsiridis E. 327:1167
Nath E, see Kirwan CC. 327:597
Nathanson V, Medical ethics, the Israeli Medical Association,
and the state of the World Medical Association. 327:561
(L), 1107 (L), 1108 (L)
National Association of Non-Principals, (R Fieldhouse, et al)
BMJ Careers 327:s149 (8 November 2003)
National Audit O$ce, Achieving Improvements through Clinical
Governance (Z Kmietowicz). 327:641 (N)
National Clinical Assessment Authority
— formal and informal suspensions (P Colbrook) BMJ Careers
327:s163 (22 November 2003)
— poorly performing doctors to be dealt with more fairly (Z
Kmietowicz). 327:69 (N) (correction, 422)
National Con®dential Enquiry into Perioperative Deaths, Who
Operates When? (S Mayor). 327:1183 (N)
National Electronic Library for Health, “Hitting the Headlines”
is useful resource. 327:291 (L)
National Health Service see also clinical governance; hospitals;
private ®nance initiative; trusts
— bed occupancy, comparison with Kaiser Permanente and
Medicare (C Ham, et al). 327:1257 (P)
— contrast with private sector (L Cardozo) (Personal view).
327:509 (R), 680 (L)
— electronic medical records: sharing information (N Booth).
327:114 (E)
— getting better or worse? (R Smith). 327:1239 (E)
— Government and the NHS (Z Kmietowicz). 327:1008 (N)
— Health and Social Care Bill: end of Bevan’s vision? (AM Pollock,
et al). 327:982 (ED)
— identi®able leader needed? email conversation (D Berwick, et
al) (It’s good to talk). 327:1421
— Kaiser Permanente
——health services research (J Lomas). 327:1301 (E)
——lessons (J Shapiro, et al). 327:1241 (E)
— managed clinical networks (C Douglas) (Soundings). 327:111
(R)
— medical minister of health: time has come. 327:291 (L)
— overseas treatment court ruling (C Dyer). 327:831 (N)
— performance, star rating system is misleading (M Gould).
327:1008 (N)
— Quest for Quality in the NHS (A Ferriman). 327:1250 (N)
— sta$ng
——English recruitment website (M Gould). 327:1367 (N)
——ethnic minority managers increase planned (Z Kmietowicz).
327:889 (N)
——swifter action on suspensions could save £14m (M
Gould). 327:1065 (N)
— too target driven (M Gould). 327:1127 (N)
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
— age-related macular degeneration: photodynamic therapy (S
Mayor). 327:698 (N)
— antenatal care (S Mayor). 327:1009 (N)
— diabetes treatment guidance (A Iles). 327:520 (N)
— drug industry links, told to break (Z Kmietowicz). 327:637
(N)
— evaluation by WHO (N Devlin, et al). 327:1061 (E)
— funding, money must be made available: NICE annual
conference (C Shannon). 327:1368 (N)
— heart failure guidelines (S Mayor). 327:179 (N), 932 (L)
— multiple sclerosis, faster access recommended (A Jain).
327:1247 (N)
— rituximab guidelines announced (S Mayor). 327:766 (N)
— submission tips for sponsoring organisations (A Burls, et al)
(Snakes, ladders, and spin). 327:1446
— in vitro fertilisation: local purchasers’ decisions (RE
Ashcroft). 327:511 (E), 1226 (L)
— WHO evaluation (N Devlin, et al). 327:1061 (E)
National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC)
see Gibb DM. 327:1019
Nature, disclosure rules extended (S Mayor). 327:829 (N)
Naunheim RS, et al, Cumulative e#ects of soccer heading are not
fully known. 327:1168 (L)
nausea, postoperative, treatment (MR Tramèr). 327:762 (E)
Nazareth I, et al, Problems with sexual function in people attending
London general practitioners: cross sectional study.
327:423 (PC), 1109 (L), 1110 (L)
Ncomanzi D, Third world brain drain. 327:930 (L)
near drowning, ABC of resuscitation (M Harries). 327:1336 (C)
Nease DE, et al, DSM depression and anxiety criteria and severity
of symptoms in primary care: cross sectional study.
327:1030 (PC)
neck pain
— cost e#ectiveness, comparison of physiotherapy, manual
therapy and GP care. 327:395 (L)
— treatment, comparison of dynamic muscle training, relaxation
training, or ordinary activity (M Viljanen, et al). 327:475 (P)
Needham, Charles Douglas, Obituary (PF Jones). 327:229
negligence see malpractice
Nehaul, Balbir Ball Greene, Obituary (A Noone). 327:1350
Nelson E, see Marshall MN. 327:599
Nelson RL, Treatment for anal ®ssure. 327:354 (E)
neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, (R Rayment, et al)(Lesson
of the week). 327:331 (C)
Nepal see also Asia
— monkey tricks (C Bowles) BMJ Careers 327:s193 (20-27
December 2003)
Nestle M, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology and Bioterrorism
(Books). 327:567 (R)
Netherlands see also Europe
— boxing, banned unless rules are tightened? (T Sheldon).
327:1186 (N)
— drug industry, employee who queried trial wins appeal (T
Sheldon). 327:307 (N)
— euthanasia
——e#ect on bereaved family and friends (NB Swarte, et al).
327:189 (P)
——requests in general practice: trend analysis (RL Marquet,
et al). 327:201 (PC)
——“terminal sedation” de®nition (T Sheldon). 327:465 (N)
(correction, 649)
— health services, spending cuts (T Sheldon). 327:641 (N)
— heroin medical prescription to methadone resistant addicts
(W van den Brink, et al). 327:310 (P) (correction, 724)
— sexually transmitted infections, rise points to unsafe sex (T
Sheldon). 327:10 (N)
— sore throat, penicillin for acute sore throat in children (S
Zwart, et al). 327:1324 (PC)
Netlines see also internet
— (H Brown). 327:508 (R), 688 (L), 996 (R), 1293 (L)
Neuberger J
— A healthy view of dying. 327:207 (ED) (correction, 422)
— et al, Role of living liver donation in the United Kingdom.
327:676 (ED) (correction, 987), 1287 (L)
Neumann KH, see Wrenger E. 327:147
neuralgia, treatment options (AFA Merrison, et al). 327:1360 (E)
neuraminidase inhibitors, e#ect in treatment and prevention of
in uenza. 327:105 (L)
New Zealand see also Oceania
— alcohol drinking, secondhand e#ects in university students
(JD Langley, et al). 327:1023 (P)
— education, decline in teaching autopsy (G O’Grady). 327:802
(ED)
— ethnicity, equity, and quality (KM McPherson, et al). 327:443
(ED)
— medical decisions at end of life made by GPs (K Mitchell, et
al). 327:202 (PC)
— quality improvement perspective and healthcare funding
decisions (A Bloom®eld, et al). 327:439 (ED) (correction,
987)
— rugby, v. Australia: emotional meta-analysis (J Silberberg, et
al) (This sporting life). 327:1475
— tribal health policy (T Turia) (Personal view). 327:456 (R)
— Whale Rider (U Tayal) (Film). 327:455 (R)
Newman C, see Beaune L. 327:222
Newman TB, The power of stories over statistics (It’s good to
talk). 327:1424
Newton J
— see Blackledge HM. 327:526
— see Squire IB. 327:1406
Ngoma T, see Sepulveda C. 327:209
NHS Direct see also patient information
— demand exceeds capacity (R Dobson). 327:1126 (N)
nicotine see also tobacco
— abstinence from smoking after participation in patch trial (P
Yudkin, et al). 327:28 (P)
— addiction (A Jain) (Extracts from “Best Treatments” ). 327:1394
(C)
Nikalaou V, see Hotopf M. 327:1370
Nilsson B, et al, Patients, doctors, and sickness bene®t (Personal
view). 327:1057 (R)
nimesulide, hepatotoxicity (G Traversa, et al). 327:18 (P), 1050
(L)
Nisar PJ, et al, Managing haemorrhoids. 327:847 (C)
nitric oxide, neonatal respiratory disorders (S Gottlieb).
327:1249 (N)
Niyizonkiza D, see Mukherjee JS. 327:1104
Noakes TD, Overconsumption of uids by athletes. 327:113 (E)
Nobel prize for medicine, 2003, awarded to MRI pioneers (S
Mayor). 327:827 (N)
Nolan J, see MacCarthy PA. 327:78
Nolte E, et al, Measuring the health of nations: analysis of
mortality amenable to health care. 327:1129 (P)
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, rituximab, NICE guidelines
announced (S Mayor). 327:766 (N)
non-principal GPs, National Association of Non-Principals (R
Fieldhouse, et al) BMJ Careers 327:s149 (8 November
2003)
non-standard grade doctors see also doctors
— overview (N Cooper, et al). 327:943 (E)
— BMA juniors’ view (S Eccles) BMJ Careers 327:s131 (25
October 2003)
— BMA seniors’ view (P Miller) BMJ Careers 327:s130 (25
October 2003)
— Department of Health’s view (P Loveland, et al) BMJ Careers
327:s132 (25 October 2003)
— human resource view (S Storey) BMJ Careers 327:s129 (25
October 2003)
— postgraduate dean’s view (W Burr) BMJ Careers 327:s133
(25 October 2003)
— recruitment in NHS: job advertisment analysis (S Dosani, et
al). 327:961 (P)
— wall of silence (P Cross) BMJ Careers 327:s134 (25 October
2003)
non-steroidal anti-in ammatory drugs see also drugs
— Alzheimer’s disease and
——(C Martyn). 327:353 (E)
——(M Etminan, et al). 327:128 (P), 751 (L), 752 (L)
— aspirin cardioprotective e#ects compromised by (S Gottlieb).
327:520 (N)
— hepatotoxicity (G Traversa, et al). 327:18 (P), 1050 (L)
— pregnancy exposure and miscarriage risk (D-K Li, et al).
327:368 (P)
Nordentoft M, et al, 10 year follow up study of mortality among
users of hostels for homeless people in Copenhagen. 327:81
(PC)
Norman RJ, see Lord RJ. 327:951
Norris, Richard Lindley, Obituary (M Hawkins). 327:566
North West Quality Improvement Programme in Cardiac
Interventions, see Bridgewater B. 327:13
Northern Ireland see also Europe
— security duties and mental health of soldiers (G Lawrenson, et
al). 327:1382 (P)
Norton R, see Furness S. 327:1455
Norway see also Europe
— pregnancy outcome in diabetic women in northeast England
and 321:730 (P) (RETRACTION, 327:905). 929 (L)
Norwegian scabies, in elderly man (E Ladoyanni, et al)
(Minerva). 327:630 (R)
Nothdurft HD, see Schlagenhauf P. 327:1078
Notta H, see Gatrad AR. 327:176
Nottingham J, Women need better information on routine mammography.
327:868 (L)
Novelli V, see Gibb DM. 327:1019
Novotny T, see McKee M. 327:811
nuclear medicine, career advice (J Frank) BMJ Careers 327:s137
(1 November 2003)
Nuebling M, see Heidegger T. 327:931
Nuf®eld Council, Pharmacogenetics: Ethical Issues (D Singh).
327:701 (N)
Nuf®eld Trust, Quest for Quality in the NHS (A Ferriman).
327:1250 (N)
Nundy S, see Bhutta Z. 327:941
Nurse J
— et al, In uence of environmental factors on metal health
within prisons: focus group study. 327:480 (PC), 989 (L)
— see Taket A. 327:673
nurse prescribing, on internet (H Brown) (Netlines). 327:508 (R)
nursing
— One hundred years ago. 327:1150
— urinary tract infections in children: nurse led education and
direct access service (MG Coulthard, et al). 327:656 (PC),
1346 (L)
— US, shortage and ER depiction (J Lenzer) (TV). 327:1294
(R)
nutrition, bene®cial e#ects of immunonutrition in surgical
patients (PC Calder). 327:117 (E), 682 (L), 683 (L)
O
Oakeshott P
— Interactive case report. A 2 year old child with rash and fever.
Commentary: how can general practitioners aid prompt
referral? 327:918 (C)
— et al, 10-minute consultation. Cervical Chlamydia trachomatis
infection. 327:910 (PC)
Oakley A, see Toroyan T. 327:906
obesity
— breast feeding duration and
——overview (TJ Cli#ord). 327:879 (E)
——18 year old Brazilian men (CG Victora, et al). 327:901 (P)
— cancers and (C White). 327:700 (N)
— fetal development and adult adiposity: India (AM Prentice).
327:880 (E)
— management, improvement in primary care (H Moore, et al).
327:1085 (PC)
— UK
——concerted action needed (Z Kmietowicz). 327:69 (N)
——Government faces pressure to tackle (A Elliott). 327:1125
(N)
— US
——child checks (S Gottlieb). 327:518 (N)
——food industry ensures that consumers are not told to eat
less (A Elliot). 327:1067 (N)
obituaries, changing art (T Bullamore) (The Press). 327:232 (R)
O’Brien D, see McKee W. 327:104
O’Brien, Declan John, Obituary (P Downey). 327:1231
observerships, specialist registrar training (E Dick) BMJ Careers
327: s73 (6 September 2003)
obstetrics see also maternal health care
— recent developments (AH Shennan). 327:604 (C)
Obstetrics and Gynecology, apology for publishing author’s work
without permission (Z Kmietowicz). 327:947 (N)
O’Callaghan E, see O’Donnell C. 327:834
occupational health see also work
— GPs and occupational health professionals (J Beach, et al).
327:302 (E) (correction, 1165)
— managing sick employees (R Philipp, et al) (Tips on...) BMJ
Careers 327:s78 (6 September 2003)
Oceania see also Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea
— diabetes, prevention and control in Paci®c people (S Foliaki,
et al). 327:437 (ED)
Ochan B, Uganda to launch door to door anonymous testing for
HIV. 327:1186 (N)
O’Connell H, et al, Alcohol use disorders in elderly
people—rede®ning an age old problem in old age. 327:664
(C)
O’Connor AM, et al, Risk communication in practice: the contribution
of decision aids. 327:736 (ED)
O’Connor R, et al, Rehabilitation medicine BMJ Careers
327:s185 (13 December 2003)
O’Connor S, et al, A death photographed: one patient’s story
(The Press). 327:233 (R)
O’Donnell C, et al, Compliance therapy: a randomised controlled
trial in schizophrenia. 327:834 (P)
O’Donnell P, Images of the good doctor in Western medicine: the
doctor-patient relationship (part 2). 327:340
O’Donnell R, et al, SARS: understanding the coronavirus.
327:620 (L)
Odouli R, see Li D-K. 327:368
O’Driscoll BR, et al, Copying letters to patients. 327:451 (L), 991
(L)
oesophageal cancers, surgery, mortality and morbidity (PM
McCulloch, et al). 327:1192 (P)
O’Flynn KJ, see Mokete M. 327:379
Ogden J
— What do symptoms mean? 327:409 (E)
— see Lawrenson G. 327:1382
O’Grady G, Death of the teaching autopsy. 327:802 (ED)
O’Hehir RE, see Douglass JA. 327:226
Ohlsson A, see Magee LA. 327:955
Okkenhaug K, Integrity in Scientific Research (Books). 327:935 (R)
olanzapine, pulmonary embolism and (IM Waage, et al) (Drug
points). 327:1384
Olaofe G, see De Souza BA. 327:1289
Olayokun, Elizabeth, refugee doctors requalifying in UK (U
Tayal) BMJ Careers 327:s93 (20 September 2003)
Old®eld PD, Sharing patient information electronically throughout
NHS. 327:623 (L)
O’Leary MJ, Surgeon speci®c mortality in adult cardiac surgery.
327:563 (L)
Olesen J, et al, ed, Reducing the Burden of Headache (Books).
327:815 (R)
Oliver M, Neuraminidase inhibitors for in uenza A and B.
327:105 (L)
Olshansky B, et al, Retroactive prayer: a preposterous hypothesis?
(History and mystery). 327:1465
omeprazole, dyspepsia, test and treat v. omeprazole treatment.
327:811 (L)
Omu N, see Barnaby B. 327:783
oncology see also cancers
— career advice (S Larsson) BMJ Careers 327:s169 (29 November
2003)
Ong E, So you want to be a paediatric surgeon? BMJ Careers
327:s25 (26 July 2003)
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